November 3, 2022
Small Plates: Amy's Ice Creams expanding close to home; Makers of 'state's best' pastrami land in East Austin
Homegrown chain Amy’s Ice Creams looked "for a long time" before finding the right location in this city right outside...
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November 3, 2022
Q&A: New Williamson County EDP head Dave Porter talks future of growth hot spot
Dave Porter is the new executive director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership. He spoke with ABJ...
November 3, 2022
Turner's Crossing neighborhood to add hundreds of homes south of SH 45 toll road
The approval marks a step forward in the project’s long-term plan to expand south of State Highway 45, although City...
November 2, 2022
East Coast real estate firm buys most of Southpark Meadows shopping center
The company, a new player to Austin, bought about two thirds of the South Austin shopping center off I-35. Executives...
November 2, 2022
Project Shamrock, $16M project from Fortune 500 fixture Builders FirstSource, headed to Kyle
The new location — a 14-acre tract at 23300 I-35 — will be primarily used to supply materials to residential builders...
November 2, 2022
Broken Spoke could receive historical designation from city of Austin
The famous honky-tonk in South Austin has been around since the 1960s and hosted music greats like Willie Nelson and...
November 2, 2022
Financing mechanism could spark huge Colony Park development
Pieces are falling into place for the long-planned expansion of the Colony Park neighborhood in Northeast Austin....
November 2, 2022
Is Austin getting a surf park? Here's what we know about Central Texas Surf Lakes project
The October announcement that "the biggest surf park development on the planet" would be built in the Austin area turned...
November 1, 2022
CBRE to cut $400M largely through job cuts
The move highlights how economic uncertainty continues to rattle real estate. Less than a week ago, Austin saw its first...
November 1, 2022
New neighborhood set to bring 1,700 homes to Elgin
This plan could turn hundreds of acres in Elgin into 1,700 homes, plus an amenity center, parks, walking trails and...
November 1, 2022
Austin is a millennial magnet, with tens of thousands moving here last year
The new study suggests that the city’s strong economy and standard of living continue to attract huge numbers of people...
October 31, 2022
How startup homebuilder Onx delivers residences in less than 60 days, and what it plans for Texas
This young company is already delivering houses in Florida's Miami-Dade County in less than 60 days, and it aims to...
October 31, 2022
BigAustin, BofA to bring affordable housing, workforce development center to Northeast Austin
With support from Bank of America, the nonprofit community development organization BigAustin plans to make a splash...
October 31, 2022
Austin real estate veterans are thinking small with newest developments
Balcones Real Estate Group, formed in 2021 by a pair of veteran Austin real estate professionals, is developing two...
October 28, 2022
Taller commercial buildings cleared to rise in EastVillage neighborhood being built near Samsung
A New York-based developer has permission to build bigger within the $1 billion EastVillage comomunity, after Austin...
October 28, 2022
Elon Musk now leads Central Texas' biggest manufacturing force — what's next for Tesla in Austin?
Tesla has the largest manufacturing operation in the Austin, Texas, area, according to ABJ research. Beyond that, the...
October 28, 2022
Tesla expands Texas footprint with 440K-square-foot warehouse in San Antonio
Here's more evidence of the Tesla effect stretching well beyond Austin. The EV giant last quarter leased a big chunk of...
October 28, 2022
Letter from the editor: Worried developers just froze tower's construction — what should we make of that?
ABJ's editor analyzes the takeaways from a developer's recent decision to freeze construction of an office tower in...
October 28, 2022
Austin considers allowing housing development on commercially zoned land
Austin city planners are considering the change with the goal of creating more housing options amid worsening...
October 28, 2022
Zoning change could mean taller towers in North Austin
The change in maximum allowed height for buildings and the permissible floor-to-area ratio could mean even more large...
October 27, 2022
On the heels of its 40th anniversary, Cedar Park-based construction giant plans for next four decades
This Cedar Park-based company has helped build everything from downtown towers to high schools in the Austin suburbs....
October 27, 2022
Affordable apartments rising in far S. Austin with after-school programming, other support services planned
The 318-unit development will be reserved for families earning 60% of the area median income level — which is about...
October 27, 2022
Kilroy halts construction on Stadium Tower in North Austin
After paying $40 million earlier this year for the site next to Q2 Stadium, the Los Angeles-based company is hitting...
October 27, 2022
Exclusive: National portfolio sale of 144 bank branches underscores opportunity for retail adaptive reuses
The Covid-19 pandemic may have prompted a record number of bank-branch closures across the U.S., but the trend toward...
October 26, 2022
Tecovas opens flagship store on South Congress
Retail vacancies continue to shrink as companies look to grow their in-store presences. Count Austin-based Western...
October 26, 2022
Developer preps for new commercial construction at Easton Park community
Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.’s Easton Park in South Austin is diversifying its offerings with more development...
October 26, 2022
Wildhorse Ranch to expand near Manor
Dwyer Realty Companies plan to bring more homes to this development on Austin's far east side. Get the latest in this...
October 26, 2022
Ranked: 30 housing markets where values are cooling the fastest — or even declining
The national housing market slowdown has been one of the headlining stories of 2022, after a spike in mortgage rates in...
October 26, 2022
Gen Z expected to face affordability barriers as they enter housing market
Affordability is the signature challenge of today's housing market — even now, as home prices are being slashed across...
October 26, 2022
McCoy’s Building Supply supports Austin Habitat for Humanity with $1M donation
The donated funds will support Austin Habitat as it purchases land for new homes in Hays and Caldwell counties. The...
October 25, 2022
$669M solar farm plan rejected for Chapter 313 incentives in Bastrop County after neighbors express environmental concern
Elgin ISD's board voted unanimously to reject a Chapter 313 application from Solar Proponent that company...
October 25, 2022
LLC tied to Austin's Paramount Specialty Finance buys South Florida office building
Many companies have been reducing their office space following the Covid-19 pandemic because more employees are working...
October 25, 2022
Plan to develop urban center near Austin airport receives preliminary site plan approval
Plans call for up to 7 million square feet of multifamily and commercial space being developed over 10 to 20 years on...
October 24, 2022
Three years, hundreds of meetings, billions of incentives offered and no deal: How Lockhart lost Micron and what's next
Now that Micron has announced plans for a multibillion-dollar chip factory in New York, some of those involved in trying...
October 21, 2022
2022 Fast 50 revealed: These Austin companies are growing mightily
These Austin-area companies are growing like wildfire despite tough economic conditions over the past several years....
October 21, 2022
Journal Profile: Robin Wurzel's mindset is she can do anything
How Robin Wurzel ended up living on a horse farm in Spicewood is a lot like the premise of the classic TV show "Green...
October 20, 2022
Sales begin in two Pflugerville neighborhoods from national homebuilder
Arizona-based home builder Taylor Morrison Inc. has been spreading the seeds for new neighborhoods across Pflugerville,...
October 20, 2022
Banks, regulators start the dance to thwart new real estate deals
Sometimes, the process seems templated. Banks profit billions making real estate loans during one of the longest...
October 19, 2022
1,300-home neighborhood sprouting in northern Williamson County
A Houston developer announced Oct. 17 the start of construction for its 524-acre master-planned community, Nolina. It is...
October 19, 2022
375-home neighborhood approved in Pflugerville
Homebuilding heavyweight Lennar, which has sold hundreds of millions of dollars of houses in the Austin area in recent...
October 18, 2022
Ayro rolls out new electric vehicle, 'next phase' of company
Five years after the Round Rock-based electric vehicle company was launched, Ayro executives are gearing up for what...
October 18, 2022
New numbers: It's the roaring '20s in Austin — for now
How big is Austin's economy compared to other cities and how fast is it really growing? Where is all this economic...
October 18, 2022
Three migration patterns that will shape the post-pandemic era
From new trends in the soaring Sun Belt to heavy losses for some heavy hitters, here's a look at migration patterns that...
October 18, 2022
Office development is flourishing, especially in East Austin
The east side in particular is seeing a wave of new construction: more than 1.8 million square feet of space was under...
October 18, 2022
Ranked: Austin's biggest office hubs and the real estate brokers and property managers who dominate them
Take a deep dive into Austin's office market in this special report. Take virtual tours of the biggest multi-tenant...
October 18, 2022
Austin company sells 1,252-unit self-storage facility in Dallas to Chicago firm
The three-story facility is currently 50% occupied and offers 117,503 rentable square feet. It will be rebranded under...
October 17, 2022
Hobby Lobby, Rudy's Bar-B-Q, Academy Sports coming to Kyle
The three new stores will mean Kyle residents can pick up outdoor gear, more barbecue and DIY crafts without leaving the...
October 14, 2022
Life sciences sector expected to flourish in Austin
Life sciences employment in the Austin area has expanded nearly 74% over the past three years and is expected to...
October 14, 2022
Kroger to buy Albertsons for nearly $25B
The nation's two largest U.S. operators of traditional supermarkets plan to combine. When news of the deal first...
October 14, 2022
Lockhart getting first build-to-rent neighborhood
San Antonio-based Lynd Development Group LLC and its partner, TR Inscore LLC, could build 174 attached single-family...
October 14, 2022
Austin OKs energy rate increase
Taking effect on Nov. 1, the plan will annually recover $34.73 million over the course of the next three years and make...